Introduction

The Futuras Technologies, LLC Acceptable Use Policy is designed to protect Futuras and Futuras customers from improper and/or illegal activity over the Internet. Futuras account holders and their authorized users are expected to behave in a reasonable fashion and to abide by commonly accepted practices of the Internet community at large. The information provided herein serves as a guideline in regards to appropriate and inappropriate behavior on the Futuras network; the information is not comprehensive and should not be considered as such.

General

GLOBALHOP.com is a wholly owned division of Futuras Technologies, LLC ("Futuras"). This document comprehensively defines the Futuras acceptable use policies ("AUP") while utilizing Futuras services that provide access to the Futuras network (the "Network"). By using the Network, you (the account holder) acknowledge that you and users that have gained access to the Network through your account have read, understood, and agree to abide by this AUP document. You, (the account holder) are responsible for violations of the AUP by any user authorized by you to access the Network. The AUP applies to all aspects of the Network, including but not limited to websites, email, USENET postings, online chat, and game server instances. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password(s) and account information, as well as the physical security of your and your authorized user's access to the Network. In the event that a verifiable violation of the AUP is perpetrated by you or any user of your account, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Futuras, its divisions, members, employees, suppliers, and any third party Web site developers and/or providers harmless from and against all claims, demands, actions, liabilities, losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including actual attorneys' fees, resulting from that violation of the AUP. In the event of verifiable misuse or abuse of the Network, or verifiable infringement by you or any user of your account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Futuras, its divisions, members, employees, suppliers, and any third party Web site developers and/or providers harmless from and against all claims, demands, actions, liabilities, losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including actual attorneys' fees, resulting from that Network misuse, abuse, or infringement. You agree to cooperate as fully as reasonably required in Futuras's defense of any claim. Futuras reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and you shall not settle any matter without the written consent of Futuras. You agree to notify Futuras immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security known to you.

Rights of Futuras

If account holders and/or authorized users engage in conduct while using the Network that is in violation of the AUP or is otherwise illegal or improper, Futuras reserves the right to suspend and possibly terminate access to the Network without prior notification to the account holder. Generally, Futuras will attempt to contact you and notify you of conduct and/or activity that is in violation of the AUP and request that such activity cease. However, in cases where the viability of the Futuras Network is threatened or in matters involving UCE/SPAM, mail relaying, alteration of your source IP address information, denial of service attacks, illegal activities, harassment or copyright infringement, Futuras reserves the right to suspend and/or terminate your account and access to the Network without prior notification. Additionally, Futuras may take other action, including legal action, against an account holder for verified violations of the AUP. This may include an immediate termination of the account. Futuras does not make any promise, nor does Futuras have any obligation, to monitor or police activity and account holder behavior occurring on or via the Network and will have no liability to any party, including the account holder, for any violation of the AUP.

Abuse of Server Resources

Running programs in the background on a Futuras server without Futuras's prior written authorization, or running chat rooms, Internet Relay Chat, IRC bots, and the like are not acceptable uses of Futuras's servers. Further, any usage of ten percent (10%) or more of our system resources is an undue burden on our system and is unacceptable. If your usage ever exceeds ten percent (10%) of system resources, your account may be suspended immediately and without prior notice. At this time, Futuras will work with the client to come up with a remedy to the situation. In addition any domain that exceeds five (5) gigabytes of bandwidth traffic within any twenty four (24) hour period can be terminated without prior notice. Usage of scripts or other utilities to direct pointed domain names to subdirectories is not permitted and is grounds for termination of the account.

Futuras Technologies, LLC defines the term "unlimited" in this document. Any "unlimited" features can be limited upon the request of Futuras. We may take any "unlimited" feature and set a limit on it at any time without prior notification. Accounts are also subject to immediate suspension if they are found abusing the "unlimited" account functions. The client will be given an opportunity to modify the abuse in question to a level that is acceptable to us.

Bandwidth Policy

Clients may occupy only the amount of disk space, and utilize no more than the network bandwidth that is allotted by their hosting package. Additional fees, specified in the Shared Hosting Plans page, will be charged for exceed the disk space and/or network bandwidth allotted to them. By default a quota system is in place to prevent you from exceeding your disk space limits, and your site will automatically be disabled if it exceeds it’s network bandwidth. If you wish to exceed these limits you will need to contact us to do so. We feel that these settings are in your benefit and prevent any unwanted or unexpected costs from showing up. Your total network bandwidth usage is viewable directly from the Shared Hosting Control Panel at all times for your review.

Backups

Full backups are made weekly, and backups of new/changed data made nightly. No guarantees are made of any kind, either expressed or implied, as to the integrity of these backups. Backups are made for server restoration purposes only. It is the Clients responsibility to maintain local copies of their web content and information. If data loss occurs due to negligence of Client in securing their account or by an action of the Client, Futuras Technologies, LLC will attempt to recover the data from the most recent archive for a $200.00 fee.

IP Addresses

Futuras maintains control and any ownership of any and all I.P. numbers and addresses that may be assigned to the Client and reserves in its sole discretion the right to change or remove any and all IP numbers and addresses.

Unauthorized or Illegal Access

An account holder or their authorized users may not attempt to gain unauthorized or illegal access to, or attempt to interfere with or compromise the normal operations or security of any network, application, or system, including the data and/or information maintained on that entity. An account holder or their authorized users may not use the Network to conduct activities that interfere with the ability of others to access or use the Network or the Internet. An account holder may not use the Network to monitor data streams, information, or communications on any other network or system without authorization. Account holders and their authorized users may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to other account holder passwords and account file and directory structures.

Systems Security

Futuras Network account holders are responsible for configuring their systems with at the very minimum basic security. Should applications or systems at an account holder's site be compromised, the account holder is solely responsible for reporting the violation and repairing the exploited application or system. Account holders are prohibited from intentionally or negligently inserting false or spoofed data into the Internet, for example in the form of bad routing information or invalid DNS information.

UCE/Spamming/Mailbombing

An account holder or their authorized users may not use the Network to transmit large volumes of unsolicited commercial e-mail or deliberately send excessively large file attachments to one recipient. Unsolicited commercial e-mail or a series of unsolicited commercial e-mail or large file attachments sent to one recipient constitutes Unsolicited Commercial E-mail ("UCE") and is expressly prohibited. In addition, "spamming" and "mailbombing" are expressly prohibited. Using the network or service of another provider to send UCE, spam, or mailbombs to promote a website or game instance hosted on or connected to the Futuras Network is expressly prohibited. Account holders may not use the Network to accumulate responses from unsolicited mass commercial e-mail.

Spoofing/Fraud

An account holder may not attempt to send e-mail or transmit any electronic and/or digital communication while using the name and/or address of someone other than the account holder. Attempts to impersonate other persons, companies, or corporations by altering a source IP address or by using forged and/or spoofed headers or other identifying information is expressly prohibited. Attempts to fraudulently conceal, forge, spoof, or otherwise falsify an account holder's identity in connection with utilization of the Network is expressly prohibited.

E-Mail Relay

Use of another party's electronic mail server to relay e-mail without express permission from the other party is expressly prohibited.

USENET Postings

Postings to USENET groups must comply with that group's charter and policies. Account holders are expressly prohibited from cross posting to unrelated news groups or to any news groups where the post does not meet that group's charter. Continued off-topic postings including commercial messages (unless specifically invited by the newsgroup's charter) is expressly prohibited. Disrupting newsgroups with postings or activities that are (as determined by Futuras) frivolous, unlawful, obscene, threatening, abusive, libelous, excessive, or repetitious is expressly prohibited.

Illegal Activity

Futuras account holders and their authorized users agree to use the Network for lawful purposes only. Use of the Network for transmission, retransmission, distribution, retrieval, or persistent storage of any information or other digital material, such as images, scripts, databases, or compiled programs that violates any applicable federal, state, or local law or regulation is expressly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, the use, transmission or retransmission of any information or digital material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, or other intellectual property right, and any other material or digital information that constitutes an illegal threat, violates export control laws, or is obscene, defamatory, or otherwise unlawful. In instances that involve child pornography, Futuras Technologies, LLC complies with all applicable Federal and/or State laws including providing notice to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children or any other designated agency.

Prohibited Activities

The following activities are expressly prohibited and can result in the immediate termination of access to the Network:

Attempting to intercept, redirect, or interfere with electronic communications intended for others.

Intentionally transmitting or retransmitting files or scripts that contain or activate a computer virus.

The resale of Futuras services or products, unless expressly authorized in a separate written agreement with Futuras Technologies, LLC.

Providing false, misleading, or incorrect data to Futuras Technologies, LLC on written or online applications, contracts, or other documents or materials provided to Futuras, including fraudulent credit card numbers, fradulent paypal accounts, or fradulent "bill to" addresses or telephone numbers.

Attempts to circumvent, alter and/or modify the processes, procedures, scripts, or programs used by Futuras to measure time, bandwidth utilization, or other methods to document account holder use of Futuras products and services.

Any other inappropriate, abusive, or illegal activity of the Network (as determined by Futuras), whether or not specifically listed here in the AUP, may result in the immediate suspension and/or immediate termination of access to the network, and immediate suspension and/or termination of the account holder's account.

Cooperation with Criminal or Civil Investigations

Futuras cooperates fully with appropriate law enforcement agencies and/or other parties involved in investigating claims of illegal or inappropriate activity conducted on the Futuras Network. Futuras reserves the right to disclose account holder information to the extent authorized by the relevant federal surveillance statutes.

AUP Modifications

Futuras reserves the right to modify this AUP at any time without prior notice. When appropriate and/or necessary, Futuras will attempt to notify account holders of any such modifications, either with e-mail or by posting a revised copy of this AUP in this location on our website.

Restrictions on Use of Account

It is the account holder's responsibility to keep their password secure. An account holder may not share their password or user account with any other party. An account holder may not resell or lease the Network or any portion thereof. An account holder may not logon to more than one user session at a time.

Mail Server Filters

The use of the Futuras Network to transmit email through external third party servers is expressly prohibited. Account holders are responsible for ensuring that all persons accessing or using the Network under their authorization comply with the AUP.

If you become aware of any violation of this AUP by any person, company, or corporation, including authorized users that have accessed the Network via your account, please notify Futuras immediately. Futuras will notify you, our account holder, of complaints received by us regarding each incident of an alleged violation of this AUP by users of the Network that are authorized by you. You agree to promptly investigate all such complaints and take all necessary actions to remedy any actual violation of this AUP. Futuras may identify to the complainant that you, the account holder, are investigating the complaint and Futuras may provide the complainant with the necessary information to contact you directly. Every Futuras account holder must identify a representative for the purpose of receiving complaint related notifications. Futuras reserves the right to install and use, or to have you install and use, on your colocated or dedicated server, any appropriate devices to prevent violations of the AUP, including devices that are designed to filter or terminate access to the Network provided by Futuras.

Questions, Comments, or Complaints

If you are uncertain as to whether or not a contemplated activity is permissable under the AUP, please e-mail sales@GLOBALHOP.com for clarification. Complaints regarding prohibited activities or other abuse of the Futuras Network, including violations of this AUP, should also be sent to sales@GLOBALHOP.com.

LEGAL

Additional Terms and Conditions

Use of the Futuras Network by an account holder or authorized user of an account holder is subject to the terms and conditions of any agreements entered into by the account holder with Futuras. This AUP document is hereby incorporated into such agreements by reference.

Limitation of Liability

Futuras Technologies, LLC shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, loss of business or business opportunites, loss of use, etc., even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Futuras Technologies, LLC shall not be liable for any direct or actual damages, except to the extent specified in a written or electronic agreement entered into between Futuras Technologies, LLC and its account holders. Futuras Technologies, LLC makes no warranties or representations herein, either express or implied, concerning the Futuras Network, and expressly disclaims warranties of fitness for a particular use or purpose, the warranty of merchantability and any other warranty implied by law.

Complaints regarding prohibited activity or other abuse of the Futuras Network, including violations of this AUP, should be sent via e-mail to sales@GLOBALHOP.com. Please include all applicable information that will assist Futuras in investigating the complaint, including all applicable headerlines of forwarded messages. Sites external to the Futuras Network experiencing live attacks from Futuras Technologies account holders should call Futuras (telephone 913-681-3026) to submit a complaint as quickly as possible. If you are a Futuras account holder and are uncertain as to whether any contemplated use or activity is prohibited, please submit questions or comments to Futuras Technologies, LLC.